In this episode, Andrew Gow talks about his career’s early birthing pains, his technique for painting portraits that he regards as art’s greatest challenge and which has brought him widespread acclaim, and how he has recently added narrative paintings to his oeuvre that draw from his personal concerns about the state of the world and from his grounding in art history and ancient myths.

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Chloe and Faye

The Casserley Family

Cardinal George Pell

Prof. John Coates

Oh No, It’s George

Balloon Swim and Fish Fight

Bullhead Thinker

All images are © Andrew Gow

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In this episode, acclaimed painter Nick Archer talks about how his artistic vision changed while at the Royal Academy Schools in London, how he turned to landscapes after leaving London for the countryside, how his works explore the relationship between figures and the landscape, the influence of film directors on his paintings, how his process involves a certain lack of control, how colour initiates his themes and how recent works involve fragility.

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The House

In Shadows

Race for the Shadows

What the Snow Brings

Untitled, No. 4

Tightrope

All images are © Nick Archer

You can see more of Nick’s work on his website

You can view the animation, “Snow” here

Nick Archer’s exhibition Transience is showing at Long and Ryle 15 Nov 2023 – 12 Jan 2024

Photo of Nick Archer courtesy Adam Bronkhorst

In this episode, the internationally renowned Indian artist Suhasini Kejriwal talks about her work The Garden of Un-earthly Delights exhibited at Frieze Sculpture in London, why she studied art abroad, how surrealism became an early influence, how she builds imaginary scenes from real elements, how lockdown affected her view of nature, how she turned frenetic Indian city street scenes into art, and about working with communities in deprived areas of Kolkata.

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Garden of Un-earthly Delights, 2023

Untitled self-portraits from 1999

Untitled, 2007

Untitled Lotus Flower, paint on canvas, and banana fingers, paint on fibre glass, both 2008

Sunday Afternoon, paint, embroidery and digital print, 2017

Frieze Sculpture, a free public exhibition, continues until 29 October 2023

You can see more of Suhasini Kejriwal’s work on her website and that of Nature More

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Antoni Malinowski has established an international reputation for his works that comprise colour, movement and light and are often applied directly on to architectural spaces. Here he talks about his difficult upbringing in Poland before moving to London to further his art studies, how discovering frescoes in Venice was a revelation, how he adapted his work to large architectural buildings such as The Royal Court Theatre in London, the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool and the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and how he began using light-sensitive interference pigments for their optical effect.

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Synchrony Installation at Camden Art Centre, 1997

The foyers of The Royal Court Theatre, London, 2000 and The Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, 2014

The Polish Connection, Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2009

The Sleepwalker’s Orchard, 2021

All images are © Antoni Malinowski

His current exhibition, Celestial Melancholy, is by L’Étrangère and showing at Austin Desmond Fine Art until 28 October 2023

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In this episode, the internationally renowned photographer talks about problems caused by his dyslexia, how he chose to study photography over fine art, how he established himself as a professional largely through the music scene, how he is constantly evolving creatively, and he tells the stories behind shoots with several top celebrities including Justin Timberlake and Amy Winehouse.

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Laura Kenny and Daniel Craig

Justin Timberlake

Francis Ford Coppola

Amy Winehouse

Es Devlin

Eddie Izzard

All images are © David Ellis

God’s Own Junkyard is featuring at the Other Art Fair 12-15 October 2O23 at The Truman Brewery, 85 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QR

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In this episode, Dangerosa, aka Lisa Buchanan, talks about why she chose her artistic name, how niche film directors and musicians have influenced her oeuvre as much as other artists, the importance of a local artist residency in kickstarting her career, how her photorealistic paintings incorporate romanticism, horror, and surrealism, and how working with high-profile artists such as Damien Hirst and Sir Michael Craig-Martin has inspired her.

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Boy with Gun, 2000

After the Snow Has Melted, 2023

DIY, 2019

D-Materialise, 2023

Slow Burn, 2023

All images are © Dangerosa

StArt Art Fair is showing at the Saatchi Gallery, London 11-15 October 2023

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In this episode, James Hart Dyke talks about how landscape painting caught his imagination from an early age, how he studied architecture before going to art school, how he made his name painting country houses, being the accompanying artist on four royal tours with the then Prince of Wales, his attraction to dramatic landscapes in particular climbing mountains such as Everest to capture the views, being a war artist in Iraq and Afghanistan, his experience of drawing and painting with the British Secret Intelligence Service, his portrait painting and his recent ascent of Mont Blanc to paint summit pictures.

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Guest Looking at Lemon Sorbet, Royal Tour 2008. A Quiet Moment, Royal Tour 2008

Medic Sleeping in Hercules, Afghanistan 2007. Rocket Launcher, 2007

Waiting in the Hotel Room, 2013 from British Secret Intelligence Service Project

Judy Dench as M, 2013 and Duchess of Cornwall, 2008

Grandes Jorasse from the summit of Mont Blanc, 2022

James Hart Dyke painting on the summit of Mont Blanc, 2022

All images are © James Hart Dyke

The exhibition MONT BLANC: The Summit Paintings is showing at Cromwell Place, South Kensington, SW7 2JE 27th September – 8th October 2023

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Nicola Anthony talks about her swirling metal textual sculptures that are distillations of the testimonies of people who have often suffered personal trauma. She then converts them into abstract contemporary sculptural works that have been shown all over the world. Nicola talks about her background, her feelings of “otherness” and explains the process of collecting these confessions and memories, gives examples, and how she believes they offer insights into the human condition.

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Remembering Our Fathers Words, at USC Shoah Foundation, 2018

Human Archive Project, 2017. Photo courtesy Singapore Art Museum

On the Edge, 2023 Photo: Paul Bonomimi

Maze Fragment, a burnt paper assemblage, 2019 courtesy of the Ingram Collection of British Art

When You Meet the One from the Unexpected Happiness series, 2023

Moon Goddess, 2023, from exhibition I was Here: Un)told Stories, Long Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis,

Indiana, USA, running until 30 September 2023

All images are © Nicola Anthony

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In this episode, award-winning designer Matthew Hilton talks about how furniture became his chosen subject, how he set up his own studio at a time when design in the UK had little status, how he developed classic designs such as the Balzac chair and the Antelope and Cross Extending Tables and how he has now realised a long-standing desire to become a sculptor.

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Antelope Table

Balzac Chair

Cross- Extending Table

One-Tree sculpture

Container 1, 2023 Crux, 2023

Big Standing, 2023

Balance Block, Steel 2023

Matthew Hilton’ debut solo exhibition, Tough Moment, is showing at Paul Smith’s gallery space, 9 Albemarle Street, London until 31 October 2023

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In this episode, landscape painter Henrietta Hoyer Millar talks about why she has two studios, amusing tales of her eccentric great-aunt, the importance of keenly observing her landscapes prior to painting, her obsessions with the weather and the seasons, and her ‘playful’ process.

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Valley of the Stones

All Lined Up

A Gathering on the Hill at Dusk

Last Light on the Water Morning Across the Valley

Hothouse

All images are © Henrietta Hoyer Millar

You can see more of Henrietta’s works here

See details of Henrietta’s current group show here

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